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"Cabbage, especially raw sauerkraut (cooking cabbage appears to reduce these helpful plant chemicals), is rich in the anti-cancer compounds indole-3-carbinole (I3C), isothiocyanates (a type of beneficial compound found in Brassica vegetables), and sulforaphane. These compounds help activate and stabilize the body's antioxidant and detoxification mechanisms, which, in turn, eliminate cancer-producing substances. Cabbage intake has been linked to a lower incidence of colon, lung, cervical, and breast cancer." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"New anti-cancer compounds... 512 Herceptin (trastuzumabj combats breast cancer ... 512 Targeted therapies ...513 Drug companies rewarded for failures... 514 What, no treatment for metastasis? ... 514 False and misleading news reports ... 515 More falsehoods and deceptions ... 515 The costs are calculated ... 516 Doctors join in ... 517 The Pap smear... 517 New cancer vaccine ... 518 More misdirection ... 518 More false hopes ... 519 Will the fraudsters ever be punished? ... 520 Dysfunctional system ... 520 Politics and cancer... 521 Cancer myths ..." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Kale is a rich source of various anti-cancer compounds. Being a member of the cruciferous family, it is endowed with anti-cancer indoles that help regulate estrogen and fight off colon cancer. It contains more beta carotene than spinach and twice as much lutein, the most of any vegetable tested. Kale is also high in the antioxidants Vitamin C. Collard Greens and other green leafy vegetables share similar benefits. Nuts All nuts have anti-cancer and heart-protective properties. Almonds and walnuts particularly help balance cholesterol levels." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"In citrus fruits, most of the anti-cancer compounds are present in the membranes and pulp, which are removed in processing juice. Those cardboard containers of orange juice contain less than 10 percent of the vitamin C present in an orange and even less of the fiber and phytochemicals. Juice is not fruit, and prepackaged juices do not contain even one-tenth of the nutrients present in fresh fruit. Processed carbohydrates, lacking in fiber, fail to slow sugar absorption, causing wide swings in glucose levels. Empty calories are empty calories." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Get the book.) "Most beans are rich in these beneficial anti-cancer compounds, and many different flavonoids with anticancer effects are found in beans of various color. I always recommend the consumption of a broad variety of phytochemical-rich foods to maximize one's health. Beans are no exception ?try to eat different types of beans, not just soy. You should be aware that soy nuts, soymilk, and other processed soy products do not retain much of the beneficial compounds and omega-3 fats that are in the natural bean. The more the food is processed, the more the beneficial compounds are destroyed." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"This type of prevention, known as secondary prevention, is different from the primary prevention we just described, in which the regular consumption of foods rich in anti-cancer compounds curbs the development of cancer by attacking it from the point of its emergence. In secondary prevention, these foods induce an important biological response in patients, acting EXAMPLES OF INDIRECT SYNERGY 200 4 cn c c '1 3 O 150 -f 100 -4 The presence of piperine increases by a factor of 1,000 the amount of curcumin absorbed o e a." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.) "In this way, we should try to think of cancer as a chronic disease, one that can be controlled on a daily basis with the help of foods rich in anti-cancer compounds. HEALTH: A MATTER OF EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN BIOCHEMICAL REGULATORS Endogenes HEALTH / N (medication) Food Figure 14 drugs that interfere with the processes involved in the development of diseases such as cancer." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.) "We hope to succeed in communicating to you, the reader, our belief that a diet based on the constant intake of foods rich in anti-cancer compounds represents an indispensable weapon in the fight against cancer. In summary • Individual lifestyle choices play a major role in the risk of developing cancer. • Approximately one third of all cancers are directly related to diet. • Enjoying a diverse, balanced diet, rich in fruits and vegetables, coupled with controlled calorie intake to avoid weight gain is a simple and effective way of significantly reducing the risk of being struck by cancer." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.) "Freshly crushed garlic is by far the best source of anti-cancer compounds and should be preferred over supplements. CHAPTER 8 Soy 101 We do not know exactly when the cultivation of soybeans began, but it is generally accepted that their domestication developed considerably in Manchuria, in today's Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, about three thousand years ago, during the Zhou (Chou) dynasty (1 122-256 B.C.). At that time, soybeans were already considered one of the five sacred grains, along with barley, wheat, millet, and rice." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.)

"In other words, you can "squeeze" a lot of broccoli - which is rich in anti-cancer compounds - into powdered broccoli capsules. A mere four capsules might contain the same phytochemicals as an entire serving of fresh broccoli florets. Through supplementation, you can intake large quantities of plant-based phytochemicals without needing to radically alter your eating habits. Of course, raw whole foods are always better, but in practical terms, whole food supplements are the only way most people are going to get these foods into their diets." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"TURNIPS [Brassica rapa) Both the roots and the greens of the turnip are edible, so there's a double dose of anti-cancer compounds. Actually, it's more like a quadruple dose, because turnips have twice as much glucosinolates as Brussels sprouts or watercress. See cabbage family. WATERCRESS [Nasturtium officinale) Watercress is an excellent source of anti-cancer compounds such as chlorophyll, antioxidants, gallic acid, folic acid, and glucosinolates." - Susun S. Weed, Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (Get the book.)

"Lobelia), corns, felons, whitlows, and warts, boils and abscesses (hot seed poultice), pain and bruises, bums (linseed oil); hardened breast, liver, spleen, cervix and uterus; cancers, and tumors (in 3 months), Flax has 27 anti-cancer compounds (according to Dr. James Duke ofthe U.S.D.A.); for soft, hot, inflamed tumors ofthe palate and throat, salivary glands, neck, stomach, intestines, testes, external, hands and feet (Dr. Johanna Budwig)." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.) "Vitamin C In intercellular aqueous regions, protects fromnitrosamine formation from nitrites, and other carcinogens; quenches superoxides (not as well as SOD), hydroxy, and singlet oxygen radicals, and thereby forms two anti-cancer compounds; inhibits bladder cancer, and others (taking 1500 mg. per day added 300 more life days); strengthens the Immune system, stimulates Interferon production, empowers (and is highly concentrated in) Lymphocytes; anti-aging; taken with chemotherapy, limits peripheral damage; lowers radical inflammations, carried to a damaged heart by White blood cells." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

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